What's to Come: Overkill Sprues, Rules and More...

Hello there! First thanks for the record break of views/visits to my blog... that means a lot to me! Back to business, Deathwatch:Overkill is headed out way – but that’s not all. Get in here to see the rest and next week’s tease!

Let the purge begin...

The Next White Dwarf (issue #109)

Deathwatch Overkill! That’s the phrase on the quivering lips of every hobbyist in this universe and the next. In this thrilling issue of White Dwarf we present everything you need to know – and trust us, you need to know this – about this fantastic new boxed game, featuring the mighty Kill Team Cassius as they investigate the possibility of a Genestealer Cult on the mining planet of Ghosar Quintus. Included are pull-out rules for the Deathwatch in games of Warhammer 40,000 – you don’t want to miss this issue. White Dwarf 109 is out tomorrow in Games Workshop stores, independent stockists and right here on the Games Workshop web store.

Grab yours...

Also in this issue:

• Well, honestly, it’s all Deathwatch, and that’s a good thing! we talk you through every aspect of the game from the board to the miniatures to the game play itself;
• A Paint Splatter to get you started – Ortan Cassius gets the treatment;
• A preview of Killstorm, the first mission, showing you how this game works and just why it’s so damn exciting;
• An in-depth look at the Genestealer Cult that threatens the world of Ghosar Quintus.

Products & Prices

Read it and weep folks. We all knew it wasn’t going to be cheap. It even beat out Betrayal at Calth’s $150 price tag by $15!

Image via Scanner

• Deathwatch Overkill: $165 £100 €140 AU$280 NZ$330
• Deathwatch Ignition Novel: $27
• Deathwatch Graphic Novel: $24

and the teaser:

“The Alien Infiltration Continues”

It looks like next week we get the 8-page pull out rules supplement for Genestealer Cult. You can see two of the units up there, so it’s not too hard to extrapolate the other 4 (if they stick with the 6 units like Deathwatch got).

But focusing back on the box game, what are we really going to get?

Source: Games Workshop

DEATHWATCH: OVERKILL – WHAT’S IN THE BOX?
A brand new game in a box, telling the story of the discovery of the Warhammer 40.000 Genestealers Cult (Tyranids). The box contains:
50x brand new highly detailed plastic miniatures, with lots of little details depicting character background information.
The miniatures have a dynamic single pose and will require glue and assembly (they are not push fit). The miniatures can be divided into two camps:

That time when even a Black Templar has to think twice...

The Deathwatch Kill team

These veteran Space Marines will make great champions for any Space Marine army!

11x individual Space Marine Veteran Champions (equivalent to approximately £215 / € 275 retail normally)

Come and see for yourself... Don’t miss this first look at the new Deathwatch Kill Team Cassius sprues, and some insights into what Games Workshop has planned for the future...

Deathwatch Squad Cassius Sprue A Source: Captain Citadel

Deathwatch Squad Cassius Sprue B Source: Captain Citadel

Deathwatch Squad Cassius Sprue C Source: Captain Citadel

Here’s some things that stand out from the sprues of the new Space Marines:

• These are not ‘push -fit’ or multi-part. They are a mix of both.
• Some chapter shoulder pads are separate, some are not. Most of the Deathwatch ones are molded in.
• It appears the only thing making the White Scars bike “Deathwatch” is the removable front fairing.
• It’s doubtful in this current configuration that these will be able to be made into clam packs, however they *could* be re-released into their own boxed set of course as no Tyranid parts are intermixed on these sprues!

Who would suspec the purple guy?

The Genestealer Cult
A brand new Warhammer 40.000 fraction! The below list of miniatures make for addition to an original Tyranid army, an allied detachment to another army, or a great start for a brand new Tyranids army! This box contains the following Genestealers Cult miniatures

• 12 Acolyte Hybrids (1st and 2nd generation Tyranids)
• 16 Neophyte Cultists (3rd generation Tyranids)
• 2x Purestrain Genestealers
• 2x Familiars
• 4x Aberrants
• 1x Patriarch
• 1x Magus
• 1x Primus

And now the brand pictures of all the Genestealer cult models on sprues...

Genestealer Cult Sprue A Source: Captain Citadel

 

Genestealer Cult Sprue B Source: Captain Citadel

Genestealer Cult Sprue C Source: Captain Citadel

Wow talk about a “bug problem”! Here’s some things that stand out from the new Tyrnaid Genestealer sprues:

• The patriarch is a HULK, this thing has a half of a sprue to itself, with the Magus and Primus splitting the other side.
• From the looks of the sprue layouts Sprue A and B will be duplicated at least once, as there are 4 Aberrants, and 2 Purestrains included for a total of 39 new Tyranid Genestealer Cult models.
• There are NO Space Marine parts intermixed on these sprues.

Also...

• A 48-page rulebook with all the rules (just 3 pages, so it will be easy and quick game), character explanation, the background story, and 9x different missions. (Each scenario acts out one of the stages of the storyline. Each scenario will last between 30mins to 2 hours and will give a lot of playability)
• 8x double sided board tiles with different landscapes.
• A deck of 12x reference character cards and 30x Broodmind ambush and mission cards, to offer even more variation to the game so that each game will be different.
• A booklet with assembly instructions
• Gaming accessories such as markers, templates and 6 dice.

But that's not all, If you can't wait for the nex WD checkout these datasheets! You want Deathwatch rules for 40k, you got them, come see!

 

Not just Sternguard Veterans I guess...

For more rules and datasheets check here, here and here... One thing is sure, this set will not be limited to the board game, both miniatures and rules wise...

In short, I'm excited about this particular release... but for the future I hope that there will be a plastic up-grade for Deathwatch... one can only dream....

And, to end this post, something that I had forgoten to talk about.... the new GW Competition!

Question... how many orks can I buy with £2000?

There isn't much to say about it, just be sure to check this Competition's Terms and Conditions first... but here are the main points:

• Simple, just place an order of £50 or more, either directly through the webstore, or through the in-store order point in any Games Workshop or Warhammer retail store. Every qualifying order gives you a chance to win!

• There are 7 prizes to be won. All entrants will be in with a chance of winning one prize. Each prize consists of the following: (1) a Hobby Bundle, (2) a choice of one of two Scenery Bundles and (3) your choice of miniatures on www.games-workshop.com totalling no more than GBP £2000.

That's all for now... I'm going to my local store to get the new WD and maybe one or two more things, the magazine isn't never enough is it.... Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

Come at me bro...

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Games Workshop (Parts 1 and 2)

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Overkill Round-Up and Calth Part 2 ...

Hello once more... the fantastic deathwatch overkill minis are coming to a Warhammer 40,000 tabletop sooner than you think... (Monday's don't have to be so bad...)

The game itself...

Sources close to BoLS tell us:

• There will be no 40K Codices for the Deathwatch or Genestealer Cult … at this time
• Look for Rules for both Deathwatch and Genestealer Cult to appear via White Dwarf very shortly (1-2 weeks)
• Look for Formations and more with rules that will get the models from the boxed game onto the tabletop quickly and easily.

Secondary source from Twitter says:

“WD contains 40k rules for all members of the #deathwatch kill team! Plus all board game rules. Next week: 40k rules for the cult!”

White Dwarf 109 Cover spotted:

Next time in White Dwarf ...

“Translation: Removable rules pages for Deathwatch in Warhammer 40,000″

So that is two different Internet sources plus a corroborating White Dwarf cover. GAME – SET – MATCH

I can live with quick 40K White Dwarf rules hot on the heels of the Deathwatch:OVERKILL, but I think GW may have bigger plans. If there is anything Nottingham can do with it’s eye’s closed it’s crank out rulebooks.

I would not be surprised to see full featured codices in the medium term. If they made a full Genestealer Cult and Deathwatch set of codices with things like inducted units from the Astra Militarum and my personal dream – Cult Limos – I can’t see how they wouldn’t fly off shelves. As a thought experiment – note that there are a larger number of units and probably more in-depth fluff opportunities with the already revealed Genestealer Cult minis than the initial Imperial Knights and Harlequins codices contained.

Focus on the Kill Team Cassius

Kill Team Cassius is ready to go to war against the Tyranid Invasion – Come see the latest Pics of the Space Marine Deathwatch!

Source: Warhammer 40 Campaigns (and various others on Facebook)

WOW! We have 10 different chapters represented led by a “younger, unscarred” Chaplin Cassius of the Ultramarines. There is a lot to take in with these marines – each one has a clear personality and preferred weapon load out. Notice the Imperial Fist Rodricus Grytt – He’s wielding a new Single-man Heavy Weapon: a Frag Cannon! That’s typically reserved for Dreadnoughts so I can’t wait to see the rules on that one.

Never noticed the Frag Cannon until now...

I’m really hoping this Deathwatch Kill Team will get some special rule or formation to use on the table-top! They will look great in all the Grim-Dark Deathwatch Bling next to ANY Space Marine force. This is truly a Hobbyist dream come true!

Focus on the Genestealer Cult

It’s time to meet the ‘Stealers! Come see the latest Pics of the Genestealer Cult Invasion!

Family photo time for The Ghosar Quintus Broodkin – it’s a Genestealer family reunion!

Source: Warhammer 40 Campaigns (and various others on Facebook) 2-20-2016

These Genestealers and the Hybrids are a definite throw back to the old Genestealer cult.

Old Style...

They also appear (fluffwise) to be from a mining colony of some type – hence the mining laser, power hammer and power pick. Either that or they were just digging tunnels underground to better infiltrate the planet! Personally I’m THRILLED to see these new Genestealers and Hybrids – it’s be a LONG TIME coming and I can’t wait to see the rules for these Tyranids!

I also really like the addition of the Genestealer Familiars – it’s a nice nod to the duality of the Genestealer Magus. They are Human/Tyranid Hybrids and I’m guessing that can cause some pretty strange Psychic Manifestations. I can’t wait to see how these guys stack up against those Deathwatch Marines!

I have to say that I've never been really much into the genestealer cult stuff, but with this new miniatures my interest is growing... just check this two:

Isn´t the new Patriarch great... comparing with the Spawn of Cryptus...

Meanwhile, new Horus Heresy rumours are here, and it’s looking like Christmas for the Space Marine legions in plastic! Come see the latest:

Here’s the Latest
Source: DakkaDakka

Q: Warhams-77 wrote: Calth II is rumoured to be released in Fall 2016 so in about 7-9 months from now by Sad Panda.

A: I wouldn’t call it Calth II or a Calth sequel. It’s a boxed game during the Heresy. There are Space Marines. Similarities end there.

Just get a room you two...

Which follows up on the last set of info from just a few days back:
Source Sad Panda 2-16-2016

Q: the_Armyman wrote:
So, is this another offering from the fledgling Specialist Games Studio or is this a GW Main Studio product?

A: This is main studio. It is in hard plastic and the miniatures can be used in 40K without conversions.People underestimate the lead time on those boxed games / starter sets in plastic.The Deathwatch game was finished by the time EF was released.

The AoS-themed boxed game you’ll see this summer was finished by the time the AoS starter was released.
The second HH boxed game this fall was finished by the time Calth was released.The specialist games studio was launched a little more than a month ago. The teased Blood Bowl stuff was probably the first work this team did after starting their new jobs in January. It will likely be among the first things they will release, and I don’t think they are aiming for 2016.

I guess that's all for now. Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

Bruvah I am hit!

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Spikeybits (Part1 and 2)

and Bols ( Part1, 2, 3, and 4)

There is no Kill Like Overkill!!!

Hello hello, today I bring you some great news... check the Overkill!!!

Deathwatch Overkill is here!

Get on in here – Games Workshop just spilled the beans on the boxed game everyone is loosing their minds (me included...)!

Here is comes! Get your wallet ready – February 27th is the big date!

So, what's to come? Check these (awesome!) teaser shots – click to enlarge

Dark Angel and Salamander Terminator!

Raven Guard & Space Wolf

Blood Angel (with jump pack)

Ultramarine Chaplain (wait a minute....) and Genestealer Hybrids!!!

But wait, that's not all... fortunately I found some extras from next week's WD:

Ortan Cassius is back in plastic...

A Captain Shrike's look-alike and a second Ultramarine... because reasons...

The Iron Hands' sternguard looks cool...

Terminators and bike ?!

But it's not just deathwatch...

Aberrants!

3rd and 4th Genestealer Hybrids...

The Magus and the Primus...

1st and 2nd Genestealer Hybrids.

Purestrains and a hybrid with a heavy weapon...

Everything looks great so far, but still no sign of a Genestealer Patriarch...

I guess that's all for now. Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

This publication was only possible thanks to:

GW and Bols

Focus on ... New Space Wolves and Deathpack Formation

Hello again my good friends... This is a pretty good week for Space Wolves enthusiasts – Ulrik the Slayer, the Iron Priest and Wolf Lord Krom are now up, along with a splendid, excellent value Start Collecting! set, and also a tremendous The Beast Arises novel. Today I'll be going over these items in a little more detail: tune in and see just how awesome the Space Wolves can be...

Feed your thunderwolf with chaotic Astartes because why not?

Wolf Lord Krom

Remember him from Stormclaw? He's back!

A fiercely competitive warrior who lives for the thrill of proving the Space Wolves’ superiority in combat, Wolf Lord Krom is an intimidating figure. Leaping at the chance to prove himself, he gleefully takes any opportunity to challenge his peers - though all know that it is the spilling of the foe’s blood that pleases him most of all. His epithet, ‘Fierce-eye,’ is borne of his gaze - an intense, penetrating stare that accurately judges the weaknesses of enemy and ally alike.

Wielding his perfectly-balanced frost axe, Wyrmclaw, he is the perfect example of Space Wolves’ aggression.

The details are awesome!

This multi-part plastic kit contains all the components necessary to assemble Wolf Lord Krom, roaring tyrant of the Space Wolves. Armed with a frost axe and bolt pistol, he comes in a suitably heroic and aggressive pose! 

The pose of this guy is so great that it has already inspired some for great conversions, check out this re-done Ragnar Blackmane:

See more at notquitepainted.blogspot 

The main body comes from the Krom set, a few extras like the Double Bladed Chainsword are from the Space Wolves Upgrade Kit... but you should check the Blog for more details!

Ulrik the Slayer

The "new" old chap...

He’s quite the heroic guy, is Ulrik the Slayer. Not only does he have an excellent name – I mean, you know what he’s about already, don’t you? – but he’s been knocking around for longer than any other Space Wolf (except the Dreadnoughts, but they’re a bit bleak really and don’t count) and has punched more xenos faces than virtually anyone in the Imperium. He leads from the front, see!

More details...

Ulrik is a tremendous character to deploy on the battlefield; bestowing Preferred Enemy and Stubborn special rules onto his Space Wolf chums, he’s a support character of impressive power. Not only does he inspire the Warriors of the Fang to great things, he’ll cheerfully belabour the forces of Chaos with his crozius arcanum! Definitely one to keep around, this fellow.

But, miniature wise, I've a little of mixed feelings about it... The details are great and I bet that those plastic parts will be great for conversions, but I really don't like his pose. As a HQ who leads from the front and "punches a lot of xenos faces" he has a too much static position on the tabletop, look for example to the old model:

See the stick, see the stick? Fetch !!!

At least he seems to be inspiring his fellow wolf brothers, while the new one seems to be looking to the battle from far... but sure the new one is far more rich in details. But while I was searching for Ulrik's images I've found an interesting Blog with a good solution for this problem:

See more at occasional-artwork.blogspot 

Parts, I guess, were made with the old model and the main body is from Betrayal at Calth's Dark Apostle... but check the said Blog for more information!

Iron Priest (and how to build an Iron Priest on a Thunderwolf)

Even this guy looks more into the fray than Ulrik...

Via GW

This weekend saw the new plastic Space Wolves Iron Priest go up on pre-order. Not one to waste time, Grand Overlord von Jamie grabbed me, TV’s Famous “Diamond” Dom, as I attempted to sip my morning coffee and forced a handful of plastic upon me. “Make me an Iron Priest on a Thunderwolf for the blog,” bellowed our office Northerner, and with that he was gone. Probably to furnish his pantry with gristle pies and undrinkably strong tea, I expect.

So, armed with the Thunderwolves kit and the Iron Priest I set upon a simple conversion that any Wolf Lord can have a go at. The premise is pretty simple, I used the entire top half of the Iron Priest (minus the legs) and fixed him to a suitably techy-looking Thunderwolf. There was a little bit of jiggery-pokery which I’ll go into in a bit.

I decided to select a Thunderwolf that I felt would combine well with the heavy tech look of the Iron Priest. I opted for the heavily augmented version (complete with bionic leg and eye) which was in a stalking pose. The way the head of the Thunderwolf pointed mirrored the position of the helfrost pistol on the Iron Priest too, which makes for a nice composition.

 I assembled the Thunderwolf and glued the rider’s legs to the saddle, then turned my attention to the Iron Priest himself. I removed all the components from the sprue, cleaned them up and started dry-fitting the parts to get an idea of what I’d have to tinker with when I put him on his mount.

It was obvious pretty quickly that the wolf pelt on the Iron Priest’s waist would have to be removed as it wouldn’t work with a seated model. I just cut this off with my fine detail cutters and tidied up the edges with a craft knife. No remorse. 

To ensure the entire torso could fit on the seated legs I also had to remove the power cabling from the helfrost pistol. I’m sure someone will ask how the gun now works but I’m not that worried. I’ll just put it down to space magic.

That was pretty much it. This conversion is basically an entire Thunderwolf and the Iron Priest from the waist up with a couple of very minor modelling tweaks, which is something I think pretty much any hobbyist can do. And it was done in roughly an hour, so not that big an undertaking.

Now this episode left me with a spare set of legs from the Iron Priest so I combined these with a torso, head, backpack and set of shoulder pads from the Thunderwolves kit and a couple of Grey Hunter arms from my bitz box to create a random model. He’ll probably become a Lone Wolf for my collection at some point. You can never have enough Space Wolves.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I must away to my jade zeppelin to fling sharpened coins from a great height into a pond, with the hope of spearing some kind of fish or fish-analogue for my tea. If anyone knows of an easier way to catch fish I’d dearly love to hear it – I’m running desperately low on Omega-3 and my knees are emitting an increasingly alarming creak with every move I make.

There isn't much to add, the new kit allows for great conversions and in his own is already great!

Start Collecting! Space Wolves and new Deathpack Formation Rules

Forged from a race of ferocious warriors raised on the death world of Fenris, the Space Wolves are furious, savage adversaries -the perfect fusion of raw might and technological supremacy, fighting with blade, claw and boltgun against the horrific armies that threaten to consume mankind.

This is a great-value box set that gives you an immediate collection of fantastic Space Wolves miniatures, which you can assemble and use right away in games of Warhammer 40,000! You’ll receive three Thunderwolves, a Space Wolves Wolf Lord, a ten-man Space Wolves Pack and an exclusive Space Wolves Formation rules sheet, allowing you to collect, assemble and play with your new miniatures right away! 

So, what do we get in this deal? For £50, and considering the prices of each set, the Wolf Lord is completely free... Not too shabby! And what about this box special rule? 

Sorry, the English part isn't that good...

For Glory, for Russ!: Each formation unit within 12″ of the Wolf Lord may either reroll shooting rolls of “1”, or run and charge the same turn. Each eligible unit can choose a different rule.

Generally speaking I like the new Space Wolf Sculpts. I’m really glad that the Iron Priest got a new model and also happy about the return of Krom... Again mixed feelings about Ulrik. The Start Collecting box promises to be another great deal as usual but before I end this post there is something else coming:

Via BolS

GW is planning three blackout dates in the near future – which give us a very good idea what they may be planning. Come see:

via captain citadel 2-17-2016

“A mate of mine passed along that GW has blacked out the following dates for their store employees: Feb 28, Apr 16, and May 7th. I assume that means big releases on those dates.”

Historically, the last two GW blackout dates were for the Betrayal at Calth and Age of Sigmar’s launch before that. Let’s take a look:

Ok, now there’s a problem with that first date – February 28th is a Sunday. So either that is just a typo and actually refers to Saturday the 27th or something very odd is going on with GW. In any case, Saturday the 27th has been fingered as the pre-release date for Deathwatch vs Genestealer Cult game. So that one makes sense.

We then have the April 16th and May 7th

The other boxed sets mentioned by Sad Panda were the Age of Sigmar boxed game mid year and the sequel to Betrayal at Calth after summer. Note that there has been conflicting rumors saying that the Betrayal at Calth sequel was scheduled for mid-year, so multiple rumormongers are now saying it is coming – the argument is about the exact timing.

I would expect the May 7th date to be one of those two boxed sets.

Which leaves April 16th. That isn’t too far away so I would think that is a major product launch of some type that isn’t a stand-alone boxed game. The most likely suspects for GW are either a major new army release, or a new edition launched of some key game.

Warhammer 40k nightmare fuel... good night!

I guess that's all for now. Thank you for your time and hoping to write to you soon.

Joaquim de Oliveira

This publication was only possible thanks to:

GW (Part1, 2, 3, and 4)

Bols (Part1, 2 and 3)